Police foils left leaders march for fair election

20 Sep,2018

BDchronicle:At least 20 left leaders and activists were injured on Thursday as police foiled an attempt of Left Democratic Alliance to lay siege to the Election Commission with a view to holding a free and fair national election.

Leaders and activists of the left parties brought out a procession from in front of the National Press Club around 1:15pm to step up their demands, including next general election under a non-partisan supervisory er government, with a view to holding a free and fair national election.

The police obstructed the march when it reached at Karwan Bazar around 12:30pm.

Among the injured are Ganasanghati Andolon chief coordinator Janayed Saki and Revolutionary Workers Party of Bangladesh general secretary Saiful Haque, said Socialist Party of Bangladesh leader Razequzzaman Ratan.